
That new Dolby Atmos audio initiative was on display recently when Dave Silkin, president of Digital Sales Metro, held a high-performance home theater event in New York City at Dolby Laboratories offices. 7 Best Dolby Atmos Music Demos to Wow Clients. During the event, John Russell, co-founder of Cortex VIP Systems, discussed some of the music applications Dolby is working on and its timeline for release. Dolby is planning to remaster 10,000 audio tracks for Dolby Atmos systems by the end of 2020. Here are some of the best currently available tracks for demos. Dolby Atmos can be attained with simply two additional upfiring speakers (as depicted here) or with an array of 32 to 64 speakers in a high. Russell says integrators and music fans can expect the immersive audio market to explode over the next 12 months. “There will be 10,000 audio tracks remastered for Dolby Atmos this year ,” according to Russell. Related: Digital Sales Group, Metro to Showcase Amazing 64-Channel Dolby Home TheaterĪs part of his presentation, Russell went on to cite the remastering of the classic albums “Abbey Road “ from the Beatles’ and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” from Elton John this year as evidence of the trend. The Digital Sales Metro’s event was held at a Cortex VIP-built cinema in New York City at Dolby Laboratory’s offices.


Demonstrating the immersive characteristics of Atmos-encoded music, Russell played Atmos tracks from Imagine Dragons (“Believer”) and INXS (“Mediate”) for an audience of integrators and designers to underscore how well music can sound in an Atmos environment. In the commercial sound reinforcement market, top manufacturers including L-Acoustics, Meyer Sound and Astro Spatial Audio have been promoting immersive audio as a next-generation experience for concert-goers.
